Inflation Protection Correlations

PIPIX Fund  USD 7.70  0.01  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Inflation Protection and Fidelity Real Estate is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Inflation Protection is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Inflation Protection Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Inflation Protection Fund and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inflation Protection Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Inflation Protection Fund. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.7PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr

Moving against Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.72PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.72PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.7SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.67SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.63PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.59SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.46PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.45PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.42PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.4PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.78PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.72PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.71PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.7PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.67SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.66SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.64SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.62PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.55PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.54STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.37PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.7PHTUX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.69PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.69PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.65PHSPX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.59SCUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.54PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inflation Mutual Fund performing well and Inflation Protection Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Inflation Protection's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.